Past Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 13: Simple past tense · Set 885 · 40 questions

The grammar rule (Past = V2): Time words: yesterday, last Sunday, two days ago, last week, in 2023. Regular verbs add -ed (cleaned, studied, jogged); irregular verbs change (went, ate, wrote, bought). The same form works for every subject. Questions and “not” use did + the base verb: Did you go? He did not go.

1. 1.You ___ the room yesterday. (a) clean (b) will clean (c) have cleaned (d) cleaned
2. 2.You did not ___ tea yesterday. (a) making (b) makes (c) made (d) make
3. 3.What is the past tense of “bring”? (a) bringing (b) bringed (c) brought
4. 4.___ you make tea in 2023? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Do (d) Did
5. 5.She did not ___ a bicycle in 2023. (a) riding (b) ride (c) rides (d) rode
6. 6.We ___ Hindi yesterday. (a) will speak (b) spoke (c) speaked (d) speak
7. 7.You did not ___ lunch yesterday. (a) bring (b) brings (c) bringing (d) brought
8. 8.Myra ___ a sandcastle two days ago. (a) builded (b) built (c) builds (d) will build
9. 9.___ we plant a tree last week? (a) Do (b) Did (c) Was (d) Does
10. 10.I ___ a mango last Sunday. (a) eat (b) ate (c) will eat (d) eated
11. 11.You did not ___ for the team last Sunday. (a) clapped (b) clapping (c) claps (d) clap
12. 12.___ I wear a cap last week? (a) Does (b) Did (c) Was (d) Do
13. 13.We ___ the train in 2023. (a) take (b) taked (c) took (d) will take
14. 14.What is the past tense of “wear”? (a) weared (b) worn (c) wearing (d) wore
15. 15.I ___ a tree in 2023. (a) will plant (b) have planted (c) planted (d) plant
16. 16.What is the past tense of “eat”? (a) eating (b) ate (c) eaten (d) eated
17. 17.___ you tell a story last week? (a) Was (b) Do (c) Does (d) Did
18. 18.He did not ___ the dog in 2023. (a) feed (b) feeding (c) fed (d) feeds
19. 19.He ___ the dishes last Sunday. (a) has washed (b) washes (c) will wash (d) washed
20. 20.We did not ___ a kite two days ago. (a) flew (b) flies (c) flying (d) fly
21. 21.___ Aarav bring lunch two days ago? (a) Did (b) Was (c) Does (d) Do
22. 22.The students did not ___ a tree in 2023. (a) planting (b) planted (c) plants (d) plant
23. 23.She ___ a tree two days ago. (a) will climb (b) climbed (c) has climbed (d) climbs
24. 24.___ my brother watch a cartoon last Sunday? (a) Does (b) Did (c) Was (d) Do
25. 25.What is the past tense of “make”? (a) made (b) maked (c) making
26. 26.I did not ___ the train yesterday. (a) takes (b) take (c) took (d) taking
27. 27.You did not ___ on the stage yesterday. (a) dances (b) dancing (c) danced (d) dance
28. 28.My brother ___ rice last week. (a) cooked (b) has cooked (c) cooks (d) will cook
29. 29.___ my parents speak Hindi last Sunday? (a) Was (b) Do (c) Did (d) Does
30. 30.___ my friends carry the bag last week? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Did (d) Do
31. 31.___ we drink milk yesterday? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Was (d) Did
32. 32.Meera did not ___ rice yesterday. (a) cook (b) cooks (c) cooking (d) cooked
33. 33.___ the students plant a tree yesterday? (a) Does (b) Do (c) Was (d) Did
34. 34.___ you speak Hindi in 2023? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Was (d) Did
35. 35.What is the past tense of “feed”? (a) fed (b) feeding (c) feeded
36. 36.Aarav did not ___ a tree last week. (a) planting (b) plants (c) planted (d) plant
37. 37.___ he dance on the stage last week? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Did (d) Does
38. 38.___ my sister drink milk in 2023? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Was (d) Did
39. 39.He did not ___ a sandcastle last week. (a) builds (b) build (c) built (d) building
40. 40.My cousins did not ___ in the park last week. (a) jogs (b) jogging (c) jogged (d) jog

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